Journal Article

Dietary and Lifestyle Changes During COVID-19 and the Subsequent Lockdowns among Polish Adults: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey PLifeCOVID-19 Study

Górnicka, Magdalena, Drywień, Małgorzata Ewa, Zielinska, Monika A, Hamułka, Jadwiga

2020

Overview

The present study aimed to identify patterns of dietary changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with sociodemographics, body mass index (BMI) before pandemic, and lifestyle changes in Polish adults and to examine the effects of lockdowns on dietary-lifestyle changes. This study used a cross-sectional online survey to collect data. The -means algorithm was used to determine of patterns of dietary changes, and logistic regression analyses were performed. During the study period, 43% of respondents decreased physical activity (PA), 49%-increased screen time, and 34%-increased food consumption. Among the three dietary changes patterns, two opposite patterns were found: Prohealthy (28% participants) and Unhealthy (19% participants).The adherence to the Prohealthy pattern was negatively associated with age, but positively with being overweight (aOR 1.31) or obese before pandemic (aOR 1.64). Residing in a macroeconomic region with GDP > 100% decreased adherence to the Prohealthy (aOR 0.73) but increased adherence to the Unhealthy pattern (aOR 1.47). Adults over 40 years old, those living with children, unemployed, those living in a region with a higher GDP, and those not consuming homemade meals could be more exposed to unhealthy behaviors. From a public health perspective, enhancing the message \"to be active\" during the compulsory isolation period should be prioritized.

• Publisher: MDPI AG,MDPI
• Subject: Adult / age / Age Factors / Aged / algorithms / Betacoronavirus / Body Mass Index / Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology / Coronavirus Infections - virology / Coronaviruses / COVID-19 / COVID-19 infection / Cross-Sectional Studies / Diet / Exercise / Feeding Behavior / Female / Food / food consumption / Health care / Humans / Life Style / lifestyle / Lifestyles / macroeconomics / Male / Meals / Middle Aged / Obesity - etiology / Overweight / pandemic / Pandemics / physical activity / Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology / Pneumonia, Viral - virology / Poland / Public health / Quarantine / Questionnaires / regression analysis / SARS-CoV-2 / Screen time / Sedentary Behavior / Self evaluation / Social distancing / Social Isolation / Social networks / sociodemographic characteristics / Socioeconomic Factors / surveys / Young Adult